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(43) Date of publication: 26.11.1997 Bulletin 1997/48 (21) Application number: 96904518.0 (22) Date of filing: 30.01.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 13/ 49( . ) A61F 13/ 15( . ) A61F 5/ 44( . ) A61F 13/ 472( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/001193 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/024319 (15.08.1996 Gazette 1996/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE (30) Priority: 10.02.1995 US 19950386832 (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: NEASE, Michael, Gary Fairfield, OH 45014 (US) MORAN, Richard, Thomas West Chester, OH 45069 (US) BERGMAN, Carl, Louis Loveland, OH 45140 (US) (74) Representative: Hirsch, Uwe Thomas, et al  Procter & Gamble European Service GmbH, Sulzbacher Strasse 40-50 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)